: : I don't think you *have* to have the herb boots. If that's true, then you could just consider you have them, and simulate herb boots with the ultimate cheat to speed dink from normal to fast and arm with fists.
: How do I do that?
The Ultimate Cheat is a download available at TDN. The readme file explains how to use it, but basically you hit C on your keyboard and up pops a menu of things you can do. I advise limited use of it since sometimes it can mess up your game. But it is great for when you accidentally wander off the map you can warp to spot on same screen and get back onto the proper playing field. And, in your case, since your game seems messed up about the herb boots, instead of redink making a special workaround, you could use it to speed dink up and pretend you are wearing the boots. lol :)